just as the bringing to Calcutta of its builder, Mr. Kiernander, was certainly the result of his influence. At any iate the project was mooted at a Consultation of the B oard over which he presided on the 29th September, 1766. There were present at this meeting the Right Hon'ble Lord Clive, President, Brigadier-General John Carnac, Harry Verelst, Randolph Marriott, Hugh Watts, Claud Russell, Th...

The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the winter of 2002– 03 raised the specter of a new, unknown and uncontrollable infectious disease that spreads quickly and is often fatal. Certain branches of economic activity, notably tourism, felt its impact almost at once, and investor expectations of a safe and controlled investment climate were brought into question. Part of the ...

Clive Hood, a technician in the Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, was interviewed in April 1995 by Dr E. M. Tansey and Dr Ann Silver, the interview being transcribed and edited by Tansey. Starting his career with the first Lord Adrian FRS, Clive also worked with Professor William Rushton FRS and Professor Fergus Campbell FRS. This is an edited extract of that interview, the recording of whic...